Alerts

December 29, 2015Freedom Fresh will be closed on Friday, January 1st in observance of New Year's Day.

December 17, 2015Freedom Fresh will be closed on Friday, December 25th and Friday, January 1st in observance of Christmas and New Year's Eve. Please click on the link to see our holiday delivery schedule.

December 9, 2015We will continue to see extremely limited supplies of broccoli and cauliflower due to cold temperatures in Yuma. Broccoli Crowns are extremely limited and size is the major problem. Most suppliers are having to sub into bunched broccoli.
Celery is extremely limited. Oxnard and Santa Maria growing regions are struggling with less acreage and slow growth rates. The market is extremely active and there isn’t any relief in sight until Florida starts next week sometime. Until then, we will see extreme markets and limited supplies.

The Source - December 21, 2015
Lettuce Iceberg: Ice will cause delays in harvesting and quality will be altered.
Lettuce Leaf: Cool nighttime temperatures will cause harvest delays as well as hurt quality of all leaf items.

The Source - December 7, 2015
Asparagus, Broccoli and Brussels Sprouts are experiencing limited supplies in an extremely active market.

The Source - December 3, 2015
Cauliflower in an extreme production gap. Frost on plants
causing delays in harvesting on all leaf items.

The Outlook - December 1, 2015
Mother Nature continues to impact production throughout the Southwestern
growing regions as cold morning temperatures lessen growth rates in these stands.
After one of the warmest fall weather patterns in memory brought crops on weeks
ahead of schedule, growth rates have slowed to a crawl.